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Hamad Medical City/ Doha 2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games will be held in Doha in December 2006. 10,000 athletes
representing over 40 countries will be participating. During these two weeks
the Capital will be the centre of the international sporting scene, with events
occurring throughout the city.
Following the Asian Games the site will become the Hamad Medical City bringing
world-class health care to Qatar. New hospital facilities for Children,
Orthopedics, Physical Medicine, Dialysis Centre, Day Surgery, a Trauma Centre
and a Nursing Home will be completed on the campus totaling approximately 1000
beds. A Nurses Hostel and Married Staff accommodation will be located in the
north of the campus. The Ministry of Public Health will face Al Istiqlal Street
and the Corniche beyond. Staff recreational facilities, shared services, two
mosques and ample parking for staff and public will complete the development.
The following are indicative building areas comprising the overall project:
a) Hospitals 180,000m2
b) Ministry of Health building 30,000m2
c) Staff Accommodation 250,000m2
d) Staff Recreational Facilities 8,000m2
e) Education Building 3,500m2
f) Two Mosques 1,200m2
g) Energy Centre 9,500m2
The Construction of the overall Project will follow a multi Contractor approach
with a number of separate Tender Packages being constructed simultaneously to
various milestone dates. The programmed completion date for the construction of
the first phase of the project is August 2006.
The location is within the site of the overall project which is located on the
36.5 hectare site of the Hamad Medical City, lying North and East of the
existing Rumaliah and Hamad Hospital between Ahmed Bin Ali Street, Al Razi
Road, Al Istiqlal Street and Mohammad Bin Thani Street.
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Facility
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Asian Games
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HMC- (Post Games)
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Nurses Hostel
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Residence for 8242 Athletes in 634 apartments and 12 Chef de missions in 12
apartments, in addition to spaces for NOCs
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Residence for 2584 nurses in 646 apartments along with common facilities. Car
parking.
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Married Housing
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Residence for 2340 athletes in 180 apartments and 36 Chef de Mission 36
apartments in addition to spaces for NOCs
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Residence for 216 married staff families. Car parking
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Ministry of Public Health
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Sports information Center, Operation Management, NOC service Center, Village
security center, Village operations services
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Offices for the Minsitry of Public Health and a parking structure for 450 cars.
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Nurses Club
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Deferred for post games
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A leasure and sports facility for the use of the nursing staff
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Staff Club
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Cinema, Conference rooms, religious rooms, Library, Internet facilities
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A leasure and sports facility for the use of the married staff along with a 50
hotel type rooms for visiting guests
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Central Energy Plant
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Energy Supply, Parking, Central BMS, Maintenance Staff offices, water storage.
Staff parking for 550 cars.
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Same
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Education Center
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Deferred for post games
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Conference and educational facilities, auditorium
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Hospital
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Administration offices for games. Arrival departure facilities for athletes.
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Paediatric, orthopaedic, Trauma, Dialysis and physical therapy hospitals
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Nursing Home
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None at this time but potential use as VIP reception
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A 288 room facility for the care of the elderly
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Underground Parking/ Oval
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Parking, transportation center
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Visitor and staff parking. Approximately 900.
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